Getting text of html select in javascript?

Question

select.onchange = function() {
   this.value; 

}

It's easy to retrieve the value but now I need the text of the selected element. How to do it?

Matt · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-19 16:09:19Z

2

(Sorry... put .value before my edit instead of .text by accident 8-)...)

this.options[this.selectedIndex].text

answered Apr 19, 2010 at 16:09

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Graza · Accepted Answer · 2010-04-19 16:10:55Z

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//assuming "this" is the select element
if (this.selectedIndex >= 0) {
  this.options[this.selectedIndex].text = "some text";
}

answered Apr 19, 2010 at 16:10

Graza

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